St. Lucie County Aquarium is a public aquarium in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida. It contains the Smithsonian Marine Ecosystems Exhibit, which is a 3000-gallon model of a coral reef ecosystem; the exhibit was retired in 2000 from the National Museum of Natural History. The other exhibits represent ecosystems of the Indian River Lagoon and the surrounding coast.
Navy SEAL Museum, is located in St. Lucie County, just outside Fort Pierce, Florida. It houses exhibits to inform and educate on the role of Navy Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) and Sea, Air, Land (SEAL) teams. The museum also preserves the history of the SEALs.
Fort Pierce Inlet State Park, a 340-acre (1.4 km2) part of the Florida State Park system, is located just north of the Fort Pierce Inlet. It consists of beaches, dunes and a coastal hammock between the Atlantic Ocean and the waters of Tucker Cove, an indentation of the Indian River Lagoon.
Heathcote Botanical Gardens is a delightful botanical garden located in Fort Pierce, Florida. It's known for its lush and diverse plant collections, themed gardens, and educational programs. The gardens feature a wide variety of plants, including tropical and subtropical species, flowering trees, palms, and ornamental shrubs.
Fort Pierce is a city in and the county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida. Per the 2020 census, the population was 47,297. A vibrant coastal community with beautiful beaches, historical sites, the flavor of an “Old Florida” fishing town and aptly named “The Sunrise City” because of the magnificent sunrises on the Indian River Lagoon or rising over the ocean.
